I have been in cattle practice in the central south and south-west of England since qualifying as a Veterinary Surgeon from the University of Bristol in 1990. My day-to-day work involves all aspects of routine and emergency bovine medicine and surgery, including herd health planning. I have many interests, particularly the diagnosis, management and eradication (where appropriate) of single agent infectious diseases of cattle, particularly bTB, ParaTB and BVD and suckler herd health and productivity management.